Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Elephant's Tooth

Andrena varians compared with Coryphantha elephantidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Elephant's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Andrena	Coryphantha
Species	Andrena varians	Coryphantha elephantidens

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Elephant's Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Elephant's Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Elephant's Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

The Blackthorn Mining Bee (Andrena varians) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.